TechNet's The Cable Guy Column

Welcome to the monthly TechNet column in which The Cable Guy discusses networking and access topics including new features in the Windows family of operating systems. This column is also published in TechNet Magazine.

Highlights

• August 2010 - Templates and Accounting Improvements for Network Policy Server (NPS) in Windows Server 2008 R2

  Learn about the new templates feature and enhancements to local log file and SQL logging in NPS.

• July 2010 - Connecting to Wireless Networks with Windows 7

  Learn how to connect to 802.11 wireless networks and manage wireless network profiles with Windows 7.

• June 2010 - DirectAccess with Network Access Protection (NAP)

  Learn about how DirectAccess and NAP can be used together to enforce system health requirements before allowing a DirectAccess client access to the intranet.

• May 2010 - Changes to the DNS Client Service in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

  Learn about the new features and changes to the DNS Client service, including new name devolution behavior, the Name Resolution Policy Table (NRPT), and DNS Security (DNSSEC).

• April 2010 - Network Diagnostics and Tracing in Windows 7

  Learn about the new features and integrated support for network diagnostics and event tracing in Windows 7.

For a list of all The Cable Guy articles, click here.